Snowmobile lover vying for custom sled

February 01, 2008|By Scott Waltman

Last winter was a dream come true for Don Suedmeier: He was allowed to return to his favorite winter pastime after a doctor-ordered 12-year hiatus. This winter, the 50-year-old Aberdeen man is trying to get another wish granted. If Internet users and television watchers like him enough, he'll win a customized 2009 Polaris snowmobile. He's one of four finalists in a contest sponsored by the show "Sled Head 24/7." Suedmeier couldn't ride snowmobiles because his sinuses wouldn't drain properly and doctors told him it would be dangerous to go sledding. As a gear head who loves snowmobiles, Suedmeier found that news hard to take. Now that he's allowed to ride again, though, he wants his fiancee to be able to tag along. Read more in Saturday's American News.